Genuinely asking because I feel like I’ve been doing this wrong for years.
I used to open any notes app and immediately try to categorize what I was thinking. Like I’d have 15 things on my mind and I’d start a new list, pick a category, and by the time I figured out where something goes I’d already lost half of what I was trying to capture.
Started just dumping everything first, no order, no labels, nothing. Then sorting after. Feels obvious in hindsight but it genuinely changed how often I actually follow through on stuff.
Also randomly discovered that telling one specific person what I’m working on that day does more for my follow-through than any reminder system I’ve set up. Not a group chat. Just one person who kind of passively knows.
Is this just me or have others landed on similar things?